新闻原文

【背景】

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for an independent, international investigation of possible war crimes committed during the last few months of the war in Sri Lanka. The UN agency says there should be a full inquiry into what did or did not happen during the final stages of the country's long-lasting civil war.

联合国人权事务高级专员办事处呼吁对过去几个月斯里兰卡战争期间可能的战争罪行进行独立的，国际性的调查。该联合国机构表示，应该对斯里兰卡长期持续的战争最后阶段发生的事情进行全面调查。

【原文】

In May, the UN Human Rights Council held a special session on the situation in Sri Lanka.
The Council blamed war atrocities on the Tamil Tiger rebels and exonerated the government of similar crimes. It rejected demands for an independent inquiry into the conduct of the war.

【参考翻译】

5月份，联合国人权理事会针对斯里兰卡形势召开了特别会议。理事会谴责了塔米尔猛虎组织的暴行，并确定政府没有犯有类似罪行。当时，人权理事会拒绝对该战争中的行为进行独立调查的要求。

词汇讲解

1.council 理事会, 委员会, 商议

如：The council will not permit you to build here.
委员会不会允许你们在这一带搞建筑.

They discussed the problem in council.
他们在议会上讨论了这个问题。

2.session 会议, 开庭期, 市盘, 学期

如： Parliament won't be in session again until after Christmas.
国会将等到圣诞节后才再进入会期。

Be seated! This court is now in session.
请坐下！本庭现在开庭。

3.atrocity 暴行

如：Many atrocities are committed to innocent people in wartime.
战争期间无辜百姓横遭蹂躏。

People were annoyed by his atrocity.
他的暴行激怒了人们。

4.exonerate 免除责任, 确定无罪

如：~ a person from blame
使人免于责难

5.reject 拒绝, 驳回, 丢弃, 排斥

如：He rejected their offer of a job.
他拒绝了他们给他的工作。

The supermarket rejected all spotted apples.
超级市场丢弃了所有的烂苹果。